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This seems far more lucrative than private prisons. The prisoners actually pay to be there!
by drewcoo 6y ago
This seems far more lucrative than private prisons. The prisoners actually pay to be there!
- ceejayoz 6y agoPrisons have started doing that, too. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/dec/02/illinois-inmates-sued-incarceration-costs https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/dec/02/illinois-inm... > A spokeswoman for the Illinois department of corrections, Nicole Wilson, said that an Illinois statute allows the department to “recover from offenders the expenses incurred by their incarceration”. She pointed out that all offenders are required to fill out a comprehensive financial disclosure form, which is reviewed by staff, with any decision to pursue assets made on a case-by-case basis.